Canadian Heritage committee  Sure. If I understood you, you're asking about the timing of the shift and the doubling of the money. As far as we understand it, it has been part of a five-year strategic plan, so we understand that there are going to be some challenges as we all grapple with what those changes

Canadian Heritage committee  I would never say no to an extra pot of money. If that were possible, we would say yes to that. What I would add is that I think it is a challenge, whether it's rural companies, small independent companies. We try to talk about that with regard to the well-written application.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have professional development for our members, so we lead some sessions ourselves. We also promote.... There are many across the country that do grant writing sessions, such as the Canada Council. Most of the provincial granting organizations and municipal associations are als

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't have an exact number for you, but we have a rural caucus that is made up of companies from across the country, which has over 25 members out of our 150. It's a very strong, very engaged caucus.

Canadian Heritage committee  We are hearing from our members that they feel that there is disparity. I don't think that there's any region—

Canadian Heritage committee  Do I think there is? I haven't seen stats that I accurately believe in to show what the exact numbers are. Again, we're hearing very clearly from our members that they feel that there is some disparity regionally, but also in other aspects of looking at merit as well.

Canadian Heritage committee  My colleague Jean-François mentioned the makeup of the juries. We feel that in order for people to understand the context and how our members are making work across the country.... We recognize that in rural situations, in northern situations, and province by province, the contex

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. My name is Boomer, and I am the Interim Executive Director of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, known as PACT. I'm joined by my colleague Nick Tracey, Senior Director of A

Canadian Heritage committee  We imagine it is no easy undertaking for the council to undergo a huge strategic shift at the same time as receiving an incremental doubling. PACT, most of our members, the Canadian Arts Coalition and many others advocated for the doubling of the budget. Many of our members are l